Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Reality is I will wear these all the time! In fact I am wearing them now as I write!

I LOVE this rayon sweater knit!!!!!! It came from a thrift store find! I wish it came from a store so I would know were to find more!!!!

It already was a skirt but it was too long and too tube-like.

I cut off about 5 or 8 inches at the top, took off about 2 inches on the sides at the top grading to the full width at hips and made a waist band with the sweater knit on the outside and a very stretchy swimsuit type fabric on the inside (I think I used the mabel skirt's waistband for this).

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my new bamboo tee shirt - sooo soft and the right color!!!!! I made 2 other tee shirts from my TNT pattern at this time because I really needed them. Sometimes, I got to just make what I need not only what I want! or make what I need BE what I want!

Monday, December 29, 2014

I don't usually make such fitted dresses as this one. It took a long time of making many MANY muslins in order to get the fit right on this dress!!!!!!!! But in the end I am very pleased with Gertie's Butterick 6094!!!!!!! You can find this at www.blogforbettersewing.com or any place that sells Butterick patterns.

According to the package my size would be a 12 to 14 so that was the size I cut out at first. It was much to big so I ended with a size 6 at the bust and size 12 at the hips.

The back of this dress is SO COOL!

YAH!!!!! Check that out!!!!!!!

I love love love love the design of this dress!

I used a wonderful wool twill which, to my surprise, has a lot of stretch! The stretch makes this dress so comfortable! I am in love with this fabric it has a lot of colors in those stripes.

The alterations to the pattern were many. I made a small bust adjustment, lengthened the bodice about one and a half inches, and I lowered the armpit about an inch and a half.

More alterations were: a sway back adjustment and making the darts in the back wider and about 2 inches longer!

I did a little thread painting and top stitching. This dress reminded me of tulips.

I lined this dress with a wonderful stretch silk charmeuse so it is luxuriously soft and stretchy!!!!!

Clearly, I need to bring down the line where the bodice and midriff meet. I do love wearing this dress so I am sure I will make it again and make a few more changes.